FUKUI--Something lurks beneath the waves of the Sea of Japan and it's not Godzilla. A dolphin bit a 13-year-old boy's right hand at Shiraki beach in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, on July 21.

Heavy snowfall has battered a wide area of Japan, especially the Hokuriku region along the Sea of Japan coast. This video shows blizzard conditions in the city of Sakai, Fukui Prefecture.

Fukui earned its nickname of the country's dinosaur ... craving a nature fix can head here for an epic sunset over the Sea of Japan, reveling in the unique beauty of the rocky columns and ...

A court in Japan granted approval on Friday to extend the operation of three nuclear reactors on the Sea of Japan coast ...

FUKUI--Amabie, a folklore sea monster with the power to fend off plagues, became a worldwide sensation amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Long before the supernatural mermaid-like “yokai” shot to ...

A Japanese court rejected Friday a request to revoke the approval given by the country's regulator to extend the operations ...

The Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train connects Tokyo with Toyama, Ishikawa and (since March 2024) Fukui Prefecture. This ...

We journey through the snowy landscapes of northern Fukui Prefecture in central Japan ... wonderland of the old Echizen Province on the Sea of Japan.